German Alphabet

German alphabet

The letters of the modern German alphabet, including umlauts and ß.

  • A
  • Ä
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • Ö
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • Ü
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

Key facts

Script
Latin
Letter count
26 base letters plus Ä, Ö, Ü, ß
Writing direction
Left to right
Umlauts
Ä, Ö, Ü
Sharp s
ß, with uppercase form ẞ
Capitalization
Nouns are capitalized
Cursive
Distinct joined handwriting forms